Tiffany Warren is forced by her mother, Rose, to leave New York City and stay with her estranged father, Franklin. Rose and Frank have been separated for 15 years, since Tiffany was three. There has always been a mystery surrounding the reason for the sudden uprooting of Tiffany and desertion of her husband to move from Montana, insisting Frank is not to see Tiffany again. Her three sons, Sam, Carl and Roy remained with their father, only visiting New York periodically. An attempt on Frank's life is at the bottom of the desertion and never revealed to anyone, including Frank.

Because of a feud with the Callahan family over water rights to their ranch, a truce was arranged by Rose with Zachary Callahan. His oldest son Hunter and Tiffany were promised to each other in marriage as children. She is visiting to meet her attended, with no intention of marrying him, but only to pacify her mother. Now Tiffany devises a scheme to pretend to be a housekeeper in the Callahan household when the circumstances are surprisingly made available to her. Secretly assuming the duties of housekeeper and cook in a house full of men and a totally unkempt house, teaches her there is more than being waited on by a lady's maid. What she doesn't expect is to fall in love with Hunter. Of course, Hunter thinks he is attracted to Jenny Fleming, the housekeeper who changed her mind over taking the job. The pert and proper little city girl finds the gun toting, horse riding uncivilized cowboys are not what she thought they would be. Rose is the only one that can settle the feud and lead her daughter to find the life she refuses to believe is for her.

ONE HEART TO WIN is truly an exciting romantic tale of a strong willed and sheltered young woman learning the hardships of the wild western days on a ranch. I was really drawn in by the story line and the wonderful characters. As usual, Johanna Lindsey has been true to form in creating a most delightful and entertaining story. I was so enthralled with what would happen next that the story was nearly read in one sitting. This extraordinary author is one of my favorite and never, ever fails to bring a new exciting story alive with characters I can relate to and a story that possesses a fresh new plot. Keep them coming!!

Book Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey presents a passionate novel of hidden identities, family secrets, and a love that transcends a fifty-year feud, set in the majestic ranchland of 1880s Montana Territory. Some young ladies marry for money and social standing, a few lucky ones marry for love, but Tiffany Warren is marrying to end a feud. Honoring her mother’s wishes, Tiffany reluctantly travels west to meet her estranged father and his enemy’s eldest son, rancher Hunter Callahan. Once the Warrens and the Callahans are united by marriage, both clans will stop squabbling over a disputed strip of land. But in the chaos of a train robbery Tiffany seizes a golden opportunity: By assuming the identity of her father’s new housekeeper she can live with the father she never knew and assess his true character, as well as that of the neighboring cowboy to whom she is betrothed. But, too late, Tiffany discovers that the rivalry between the Warrens and the Callahans has escalated when the Callahans steal the Warrens’ “housekeeper” as soon as she steps off the train!

Now Tiffany, masquerading as Jennifer Fleming, finds herself living in the enemy camp, under the same roof as her fiancé. All too soon she learns her intended is a handsome, sweet- talking charmer whom she has to fight off because he can’t keep his eyes—or his hands—off Jennifer. After Tiffany’s charade is exposed, she refuses to marry Hunter, not even to end the hostilities between the families. How can she wed a man who is in love with another woman? As Hunter goes about claiming his rightful bride-to-be, he knows that although he loves two women— proper, elegant Tiffany as well as spunky, passionate Jennifer—he has only one heart to win.